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alainloss: the weekly market is a place for trading socializing and boozing
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alainloss: In most markets there is an alcohol corner selling palm wine and mahuli liquor
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alainloss: The local market known as haat is a place for social interactions
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alainloss: Tribeswomen at the haat
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alainloss: The home-made mahuli liquor is sold in reused beer bottles
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alainloss: Reflective mahuli liquor vendor
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alainloss: Mahuli is a 25 to 45% alcohol flower-based liquor
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alainloss: Drinking is socially acceptable and men and women alike can be seen freely drinking in public from a leaf cup
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alainloss: Gond tribeswoman drinking mahuli from a leaf cup
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alainloss: Shopper at the weekly haat
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alainloss: In tribal society men and women alike are seen freely drinking in public
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alainloss: The mahuli alcohol made out of mahua flowers is sold by the cup
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alainloss: Tattooed tribeswoman at the weekly market
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alainloss: Woman carrying her shopping on the head
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alainloss: Weekly shopping
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alainloss: With their bags full tribeswomen return to their village
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alainloss: Crammed motor rickshaw leaving the weekly market
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alainloss: Palm wine is obtained through the fermentation of palm tree sap which is collected in a clay pot
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alainloss: Early morning one can often see local people climbing a palm tree to collect the palm wine obtained through the sap fermentation
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alainloss: Mahua flowers which resemble dates are used to make the mahuli tribal liquor
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alainloss: Market stalls display the most adventurous produces
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alainloss: Would you care for a leaf cup of red ants ? A delicacy in Chhattisgarh, eaten live as a snack or mixed with chillies as a chutney
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alainloss: Drinking mahuli liquor from a leaf cup
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alainloss: Potter selling matkas
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alainloss: Carefully choosing a clay pot
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alainloss: Dhurwa tribeswoman with a bottle of mahuli liquor
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alainloss: Gond tribeswoman at the market
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alainloss: Tribal woman
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alainloss: Tribal woman wearing a silver necklace
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alainloss: Gond tribesman